http://momcat.homeschooljournal.net Just another Homeschooljournal.net weblog Sat, 26 Jan 2008 12:36:16 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en This morning I was watching the news while jogging. I saw that a kindergarten boy in Queens, New York was handcuffed to a chair by school safety officers for hitting adults. He was also physically restrained by two safety officers. The boy was then transported to a ... http://momcat.homeschooljournal.net/2008/01/26/this-just-in-nothing-has-changed/ Yesterday was my daughter's birthday party. She turned five a few days before. After all the stress and worry I put myself through, it actually went well. Even the cake looked pretty good. I could have gotten a much prettier one from a bakery, of course, ... http://momcat.homeschooljournal.net/2008/01/20/an-affirmation/ April may be the cruelest month, but January is the busiest. There's New Years, the getting of late holiday gifts, my mother's birthday, my daughter's birthday followed the next day by my stepdaughter's birthday, and the class I teach at Cherry Hill Seminary begins this month as well. That's three ... http://momcat.homeschooljournal.net/2008/01/18/oh-no-its-january/ I've run out of things to do this year, except for some math. I've tried buying a K level lapbook on autumn (lame) and printing out some worksheets, or perhaps they called it a unit study, from Enchanted Learning on firemen (more lame). I'm at a bit of a loss. So ... http://momcat.homeschooljournal.net/2008/01/08/curricula-ack/ I saw it last night and loved it. This morning I visited the website to get some more information on the actors. I found a section on the daemons, including a quiz that selects one for you. Here's mine (be patient, loading takes a moment): http://www.goldencompassmovie.com/?826661 Now ... http://momcat.homeschooljournal.net/2007/12/29/the-golden-compass/ I have two cell phones through my name with T-Mobile. This isn't because I'm under any apprehension that they are a good, reliable, or ethical company that might give a damn about customers, the environment, or wage slaves--no, its because they were the cheapest. One phone is mine, it's the ... http://momcat.homeschooljournal.net/2007/12/07/t-mobile-jerks-me-around/ So dd4 has a bump on her side. It started out looking like a bug bite, but it's gotten progressively bigger and redder. Thanksgiving day I decided I need to get her to a doctor, but of course no one was open for the next 4 days. ... http://momcat.homeschooljournal.net/2007/11/30/will-this-be-on-the-exam/ Last night I had another nightmare. It's always the same basic dream, only the details change. It's the Mom Dream. When my daughter was born I had it nearly every night for at least a year, maybe two. These days I'm down to a few nights a month. ... http://momcat.homeschooljournal.net/2007/11/12/no-wonder-im-going-grey/ http://www.freerice.com/ It is a vocabulary game (with the correct answer provided if you get it wrong) that through its advertisers donates rice to the UN World Food Program for every question answered correctly. If anyone knows of any more of these, please drop me a line saying so. http://momcat.homeschooljournal.net/2007/10/30/a-fun-and-worthwhile-game/ Yet another post that has nothing to do with homeschooling in its stricter sense. It's about lessons so important that they aren't covered in curricula. This morning, I watched the PBS cartoon Arthur with my daughter. It started out about how annoying it is for kids to hear ... http://momcat.homeschooljournal.net/2007/10/29/healthy-relationships-a-dark-entry/